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New Years in Lafayette

Video: New Year's at the Offshore Lounge, Lawtell, LA - there are some familiar faces there.

Dick Brainard usually plans a zydeco dance trip to Lafayette for New Year's. Around 200 people from all over the country take advantage of his organizational skills and attend. He gets great room rates and let's people know where to dine and especially where to dance. He knows the bands and where they will be playing. Below are some of the highlights. He already is working on a similar trip for Mardi Gras. If you are interested email Dick Brainard at dickbrainard@gmail.com.

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New Years 2011

December 30-January 3: New Year's Trip to Louisiana for Zydeco. Rock 'n' Bowl in New Orleans the 30th., New Year's Eve w/ Geno Delafose at Vermilionville in Lafayette, plus numerous other zydeco venues & parties Saturday & Sunday.

We will be staying at the 4-star Holiday Inn in Lafayette on Evangeline Thruway just south of I-10 for New Year's weekend. The rate will be $59/night/room with continental breakfast. The Holiday Inn has an indoor heated pool, hot tub & sauna, laundry room, bar & restaurant, & free USA Today at your door. Rooms are laid out around a large central courtyard, so you can park in front of your room. A classy place! To reserve, call 337-233-6815 & ask for the New Year's Zydeco Group Rate. You can cancel up to a few weeks before--but call early to be sure to reserve at the group rate. Some have said the reservation clerks tell them there no more rooms available at the discount rate. This is inaccurate. The hotel has a new reservations staff which is having difficulty. If you get this story, ask to speak to Elizabeth Knight, Sales Manager. Her direct line is 337-408-2808.

Many will fly into New Orleans Thursday, Dec. 30 for the Rock 'n' Bowl dance, then up to Lafayette for the New Year's Eve dance with Geno Delafose at Vermilionville. ( google map of venues and Lafayette restaurants) Other dance venues will be published as time draws closer. We plan to work with Troy Carrier & Wayne to have bands at the Offshore Lounge in Lawtell, and with Susan at Angelle's Whiskey River Landing for Geno on Sunday. And Deb Waldman will likely have her large annual gathering on New Year's Day. Some will have to will fly home Sunday, others on Monday, Jan. 3.

For a hotel in New Orleans, I use www.hotwire.com  Type in either MSY (New Orleans Airport), or New Orleans Downtown, depending on where you wish to stay. I am staying at the 4-star Sheraton in Metaire halfway between downtown and the airport for $54 + tax & fee (two beds). Parking is free. The Rock 'n' Bowl is only 3-4 miles. For dinner before the dance, try Ye Olde College Inn which John (owner of the R n B) also owns--adjacent to the R n B.

And, if we have a good showing at the Holiday Inn over New Year's, we may be able to get the hotel to give us a discount rate for Mardi Gras week. The plan for Mardi Gras is to fly into New Orleans, Thursday, Mar. 3 for the Rock 'n' Bowl dance, then up to Lafayette for the weekend and Mardi Gras Day (Tuesday, Mar. 8) in Iota, Mamou & Eunice.

New Years 2010

Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:01 AM

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING! Everyone I have heard from had a great time!!! There were lots of big smiles all weekend. Thank you for thanking me for my bit of coordination--I enjoy it, and get to see all my zydeco friends. The band L'Angelus blew many of us away at the New Year's Day brunch gig. They have moved to Nashville & hope to gain more exposure. Keep an eye out for them. Other good/fun bands were Same Ol 2-Step, Step Rideau, Corey Ledet, Donna Angelle, Leon Chavis, & of course Geno Delafose--and the list goes on! A special thanks go to Deb Waldman for her wonderful potluck party on New Year's Day. On the negative side, I got a bad case of congestion & cough from second hand smoke at Whiskey River Landing, Slim's Y-Ki-Ki and Wrangler's. It's never seemed so bad in the past. Maybe my lungs are not as imune any longer. And, the weather got progressively colder every day. SEE MANY OF YOU AT MARDI GRAS.

People attend from Alabama, Asheville, NC, Atlanta, Boston, California Bay Area, Charlotte, NC, Colorado, North and South Florida, Madison, WI, Maine, Memphis, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York City, upstate New York, Philadelphia, Phoenis, Portland, Raleigh NC, Rhode Island, St. Louis, San diego, Seattle, Springfield MA, Tampa Bay, Texas, Virginia and Washington DC.

 

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